A publication of Hillel at Miami University.  Send submissions to muhillel@muhillel.org. As always, contact Hillel muhillel@muhillel.org /513-523-5190) with any questions.

Welcome Week Edition
August 22, 2005 

WELCOME BACK BBQ TODAY!!!!
Welcome Back BBQ with delicious free food, DJ Toad (http://www.djtoad.com/), games and much fun.
Today, Monday, August 22, 2005 at Cook Field at 5 pm.
Join us, bring friends, make new friends and catch-up with other friends. 
This event is open to all. 
Questions? Call Hillel (523-5190) or email Bryan Markowitz at Miami@icubed.com

In this edition:
• Upcoming Events
• A Note From Your JCSC
• Need Directions or a Ride to Hillel?
• Did you Move for 2005-2006?
• Guest Speaker
• Opportunities for 2005
• High Holy Days
• Discussions
• Hillel Contact and building information



Upcoming Events
-Association of Jewish Students Welcome Back Dinner. Thursday, August 25, 2005 at Hillel at 6 pm. Come for this free meal at Hillel and be hosted by members of the Association of Jewish Students. This program is open to all. Questions? Email Shira Lazebnik at Lazebnsz@muohio.edu
 
-Welcome Back Shabbat and Free Shabbat Dinner. Friday, August 26, 2005 at Hillel at 6 pm. Celebrate our first Shabbat of the year with our first free Shabbat dinner of the year. Shabbat dinners are free all year, so let's get things off to a good start. This program is open to all. Questions? Email Ethan Karp at Karpes@muohio.edu
 
-Mega Fair. Saturday, August 27, 2005 at Cook Field at 4 pm. Learn more about Hillel, the Association for Jewish Students, Miami Students for Israel and many other organizations at Miami. Questions? Email Hillel at muhillel@muhillel.org
 
-Miami Students for Israel Welcome Back BBQ. Sunday, August 28, 2005 at Hillel at 1 pm. Eat more free food, see friends, get info and have input into Miami Students for Israel.  Hear about some exciting programs this fall. This program is open to all. Questions? Email Andy Bailer at Bailerac@muoiho.edu MSI is comprised of dedicated students who share a common interest and commitment to the people and the State of Israel. If you are interested in learning more about MSI or if you just want to enjoy some free food, come to Hillel at 1 pm on Sunday. 



A Note From Your JCSC:
Its my job to figure out what the Jewish community and the Miami community at large wants to see happening on campus. If you don't know me yet, or even if you do, I want to take you out for coffee or ice cream to meet, catch up, and just see what's going down. Send me a line at 523 5190 or fellow@muhillel.org and let me know what's best for you.
                                                        -jeremy Block



Need Directions or a Ride to Hillel?
-For directions to drive, take the bus or walk to Hillel go to the middle of the web page http://www.muhillel.org/Email/EmailUsN.html
-If you would like a ride to a Hillel event, call (513-523-5190) or email us (muhillel@muhillel.org) and we will find you one. (Advance notice appreciated but not necessary.)



Did you move for 2005-2006?
-If you moved into a new dorm room, apartment or house this fall, please email your new contact information to Hillel muhillel@muhillel.org



Guest Speaker
-On Monday, Septeber 19, 2005 at 5 pm, Gil Hoffman will speak on behalf of Miami Students for Israel. His speech is titled an "Insider's Look into the Withdrawl from the Gaza Strip." Gil Hoffman is the political correspondent and columnist for The Jerusalem Post, the Middle East's leading English daily. Well-connected to Israeli and Palestinian political leaders, Hoffman has interviewed Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and every major figure across the Israeli political spectrum, and has been interviewed by top media outlets on 6 continents. Join us for this interesting event. Location to be announced. Questions? Email Andy Bailer at Bailerac@muoiho.edu 



OPPORTUNITIES FOR FALL 2005
-Big Brothers/Big Sisters wanted for the incoming first year's contact Jeremy at fellow@muhillel.org
-Now accepting applications for J-DAPs (Jewish Dorm Activities Programmers) for 2005-2006 academic year. Join the JDAP team in their second year creating lively Jewish programs in the residence halls. JDAPs are paid interns with a minimal time commitment. Contact Jeremy at fellow@muhillel.org 
-Welcome Back Ambassadors wanted.  Help welcome 1st years to Miami, help with Welcome Back BBQ, Welcome Back Shabbat, and more.  Email Amy at director@muhillel.org
-Roommates wanted.  For 2005-2006, contact Rachel Cowen at cowenrl@muohio.edu.  Subletter needed for 4-person house in Spring 2006, contact Lauren at 513-461-1985.



High Holy Days 2005
-Erev Rosh Hashanah Dinner, Monday, October 3, 2005 at 5 pm at Hillel.
-Erev Rosh Hashanah Services, Monday, October 3, 2005, at 7 pm at Sesquicentennial Chapel.
-Rosh Hashanah Morning Services, Tuesday, October 4, 2005 at 10 am at Sesquicentennial Chapel.
-Erev Rosh Hashanah (2nd day), Tuesday, October 4, 2005, at 7 pm at Hillel.
-Rosh Hashanah Morning (2nd day), Wednesday, October 5, 2005, at 10 am at Hillel.
-Erev Yom Kippur Dinner, Wednesday, October 12, 2005, at 5 pm at Hillel.
-Erev Yom Kippur Services, Wednesday, October 12, 2005 at 7 pm at Sesquicentennial Chapel.
-Yom Kippur Morning Services, Thursday, October 13, 2005 at 10 am at Sesquicentennial Chapel.
-Yom Kippur Yizkor Memorial Service and Ne'ilah Closing Service, Thursday, October 14, 2005 at 6 pm at Hillel.
-Yom Kippur Break-the-Fast, after services above end, at Hillel.
 
Participate in Services:  Hillel sponsors Progressive (a mix of Reform and Conservative traditions) services on campus for the High Holidays.  Arrangements can be made for those who wish to attend services at the Conservative congregation in Hamilton, OH.  More details about High Holidays as they approach.  If you are interested in helping Amy Greenbaum (our rabbinic intern as well as director) with High Holiday services, e-mail her at director@muhillel.org.  Assistance needed to plan services, blow shofar, read torah and/or haftarah, english readings, and music. All backgrounds and abilities are welcome, no Hebrew knowledge nor experience required.

**Important information regarding religious services & class attendance, projects and exams.  Miami University has a policy providing for students to miss class and to seek arrangements for coursework due to significant religious holidays. This policy requires that you submit information to each professor within the first two weeks of class. Please go to this link (forthcoming) on our webpage for a letter you can print out and take to each professor so that you will qualify for an excused absence for the High Holy Days. You will need to print a letter for every professor whose class you may miss and have each letter signed by Amy. Questions? Email or call Amy (director@muhillel.org 523-5190).



Discussions
Between Two Worlds: Identity and Imagination - Jewish Literature Discussion Series
This year, Hillel is participating in an exciting book discussion series. Each of the book discussions are at 6:00 p.m. at Hillel. Everyone welcome! Free dinner related to the theme of the books will be provided. For more information and to register, please contact Frances Yates. This program is co-sponsored by the Miami University Libraries, American Library Association, Center for American and World Cultures, Hillel Foundation, Jewish Studies Program, Lane Public Library

Sunday, September 11, 6 pm - Allegra Goodman's Kaaterskill Falls - facilitated by Claire Goldstein
Sunday, October 9, 6 pm - Eva Hoffman's Lost in Translation - facilitated by Erik Rose
Sunday, November 13, 6 pm - Moacyr Scliar's Centaur in the Garden - facilitated by Erik Rose
 
Books available to borrow at Hillel and at King Library.
 
You can find out more about this and all the Jewish Studies programs connected to the Center for American and World Cultures at http://casnov1.cas.muohio.edu/cawc/jewish.html
 
Join the "Virtual March" to Stop Global Warming with Hillel
"The Eternal One placed the human being in the Garden of Eden, to till it and to tend it."
Genesis 2:15

Weinberg Tzedek Hillel has recently become a "virtual marcher" on StopGlobalWarming.org's "virtual march on Washington." By clicking on this link, you can join the march and help Hillel reach our goal -- to be one of the top 25 marchers (and join Rabbi David Saperstein, Leonardo DiCaprio and General Wesley Clark). The virtual march is an easy and quick way for students and Hillel professionals to address an important social-justice issue. In addition to www.stopglobalwarming.org, Weinberg Tzedek Hillel's advocacy intern program will help several students intensify environmental organizing through a Jewish lens on campuses. Hillel is proud to partner with StopGlobalWarming to heal our planet.



CONTACT and BUILDING INFORMATION

Hillel Foundation at Miami University
11 East Walnut Street
Oxford, OH 45056
Phone: 513-523-5190
Fax: 513-524-3342
General contact:  muhillel@muhillel.org